Reattachable checks

ABSTRACT

Adhesive surfaces protected by removable coverings are disposed along certain edges of the checks and stubs in a checkbook to facilitate reattaching the checks to each other and to their corresponding stubs after use. Each page of checks may thus be reassembled after use with the checks securely reattached in substantially their original locations for filing purposes.

limited States Patent 1191 Snedeker 1451 Dec. 24, 1974 I [76] Inventor:

[ REATTACHABLE CHECKS Herbert Elmer Snedeker, PO. Box 4397, Patrick Air Force Base, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. 32925 Primary Examiner-Lawrence Charles Attorney, Agent, or FirmD. E. Snedeker [57] 3 ABSTRACT Adhesive surfacesprotected by removable coverings are disposed along certain edges of the checks and stubs in a checkbook to facilitate reattaching the checks to each other and to their corresponding stubs after use. Each page of checks may thusbe reassembled after use with the checks securely reattached in substantially their original locations for filing-purposes.

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures each other. v In accordance with the present invention these and- '1 REATTACI-IABLE CHECKS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improvement in checkbooks and similar articles of manufacture.

A continuing problem with the use of checks is to find an orderly and convenient method for arranging and filing the cancelled checks upon their return from the bank. Typically, the record or description of each check is'made separately from the check upon an associated memorandum-usually called a check stub. ln many types of checkbooks in common usage, such as those of the office or desk type, each page or leaf of the checkbook contains a plurality of checks and associated'stubs, each check being individually detachable from its stub and from the other checks on the page for use. Manifestly, it would be desirable after use to-arrange the cancelled checks intimately with the associated check stubs for filing purposes, ideally by reattaching each check to its associated stub in the check-- book.

Where attempts have been made heretofore to solve this problem the results have been less than satisfactory. In particular, known checkbooks with various forms of reattachable checks have been bulky, inconvenient to use and costlyto manufacture.

' I SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION I It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide an improved checkbookin which individual detached checks may be simply and securely reattached in substantially their original locations in the checkbook after use.

More particularly it is an object of this invention to provide an improved checkbook in which each page of checks may be reassembled after use with the checks thereof reattached both to their respective'stubs. and to other objects are attained in a new and improved checkbook in which the checks and stubs forming each page are providedwith adhesive surfaces along certain edges thereof for reattaching the checks to each other and to their corresponding stubs after use. Specifically, in an illustrative embodient, each stub is provided with an adhesive surface disposed on the back thereof along the edge to which the corresponding check is attached originally, and one check ofeach adjacent pair of checks is provided with an adhesive surface disposed on the back thereof along the edge to which the adjacent check is attached originally.

The individual checks on each page are detached from their stubs and from each other in the customary manner for use.Upon return from the bank each cancelled check is reattached securely to its corresponding stub. the check extending beneath the edge of the stub and making contact with the adhesive surface on the back of the stub. Adjacent checks are reattached securely to each other in an overlapping relationship, one check extending beneath the other and making contact According to an aspect of the invention, the adhesive surfaces are pressure sensitive and are normally protected from contamination and from contact with other checkbook pages by a removable covering. The covering is removed only when it is desired to-attach a checkv to the adhesive surface, whether on a stub or on an adjacent check.

In addition to the obvious filing and record keeping advantages of a checkbook according to my invention, such a checkbook is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, is easy to use and is compatible with existing bank check processing procedures and machinery.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The above and other objects, features and advantages of my invention may be fully apprehended from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a view of one page of an illustrative checkbook according to my invention. showing several checks as originally attached to their stubs and to each other, and showing one check detached therefrom; and

FIG. 2 is a view of a checkbook page according to my invention showing cancelled checks reattached to their stubs and to each other.

. DETAILED DESCRIPTION on the back or underside thereof along the edge to I which the corresponding check is attached originally.

At least one check of each adjacent pair of checks on a page is provided with an adhesive surface for subsequently reattaching the pair of checks to each other. Thus, illustratively, uppermost check is provided with an adhesive surface on the back thereof along the lower edge attached originally to check-21. Likcwise, check 21 is provided with an adhesive surface 27- on the back thereof along the edge attached originally to check 20. Adhesive surfaces 15, 25 and 27 preferably comprise one of the conventional pressure-sensitive adhesive materials. Prior to use, during use and processing of the'checks, and up until it is desired to reat tach the checks in the checkbook, the adhesive surfaces are protected by removable coverings 30. Re:

movable coverings30 are shown partially removed'in FIG. 1 solely for the purposes of describing the invention. The particular removable coverings employed will depend, of course. upon the adhesive material used but typically may comprise thin, wax-impregnated paper.

In use, the individual checks and stubs are filled in and the checks are detached in the customary manner. Checks 21 and 22 aredepicted in FIG. 1 as originally attached to their stubs 11 and 12 andto each other prior to use. Check 20 is illustratively shown detached with the adhesive surface on the back thereof. Thus I each page of checks and associated stubs is reassembled after use with the checks vreattached securely in substantially their original locations-for filing purposes.

for use, with corresponding stub 10 remaining attached to the page. As the checks are used and subsequently returned to the user from the bank, they may be reattached from time to time in essentially their original lo.-

cations in-the checkbook, as depicted inF-IG, 2. Thus,

cancelled check 20 is reattached to stub 10, cancelled check 21 is reattached to stub 11 and to check 20, and cancelled check 22 is reattached to stub 12 and to check 21.

As shown in the illustrative embodiment in FIG. 2, each check is extended beneath the edge of its corresponding stub and is secured thereto via adhesive surface on the back of the stub. Similarly, adjacent checks on the page are reattached to each other in an overlapping relationship, checki2l extending beneath and-making contactv with adhesive surface 25 on the back of check 20, and check 22 in turn extending beneath and making contact with adhesive surface 27 on the back of check 21. Of course at the time of reattaching a check the protective covering is removed from the appropriate check and stub adhesive surfaces.

What has been disclosed hereinabove, therefore, is

an improved checkbook that facilitates orderly filing of cancelled checks with their stubs in a simple and secure manner. It is to be understood, however, that the above-described arrangements are best illustrative of the application of the principles of my invention. For

. example, the adhesive surfaces may be disposed on the face of the stubs and checks if desired. Numerous other arrangements may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A checkbook page comprising a plurality of stubs,

a plurality of checks individually detachable from said tective material normally covering said adhesive surfaces. 

1. A checkbook page comprising a plurality of stubs, a plurality of checks individually detachable from said stubs and from each other in conventional manner, individual adhesive surfaces disposed on each said stub along the edge to which the check associated therewith is attached, an adhesive surface disposed on at least one of each adjacent two of said checks along substantially the entire edge attaching said adjacent two checks together, said adhesive surfaces disposed for reattaching detached ones of said checks to each other and to said stubs in an overlapping relationship in substantially their original locations, and removable protective material normally covering said adhesive surfaces. 